A remarkable panoramic picture that was taken in Slovakia was featured as the picture of the day by NASA on its website on April 8, 2020.
Related articleTurn off the light every time you can, experts advise Read more The photographer, Tomáš Slovinský, had one picture featured on NASA's picture of the day site just a few months ago, on Christmas Eve. He spent six days taking the panoramic picture to point out "why we are losing stars" - due to light pollution.
"I have not yet encountered a similar picture, so it is possible that it is the first one of its kind," Slovinský, a young Košice native interested in astrophotography and in the popularisation of astronomy, said.
The photographer took one picture at about 3:30 in the morning at six different places with different levels of light pollution.
"While in the cities we can barely see stars, dark sky places like Poloniny national park in Slovakia are dotted with thousands of stars, the contrast of the Milky Way and other interesting sights, like a galaxy in the Andromeda constellation," Slovinský said.
Read more about one of the dark sky parks in Slovakia in the Poloniny National Park.
One step from outer space. Tomáš Slovinský says this picture describes what he felt during his visit to Poloniny. (Source: Tomáš Slovinský)
8. Apr 2020 at 19:41 | Compiled by Spectator staff
